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Milwaukee shootings Friday; 2 injured including teen
MILWAUKEE - Two people were injured in shootings in Milwaukee on Friday, July 19, including teenager. According to the Milwaukee Police Department, a 29-year-old was shot and wounded around 2 a.m. During a domestic dispute, the suspect fired shots at the victim. The victim was taken to a hospital for...
No Jail Time in Sheboygan Embezzlement Case
A Sheboygan Woman convicted of embezzlement will not be going to jail. 43-year-old Krisi Kaiser, who previously was found guilty due to a no-contest plea on a charge of Theft in a Business Setting over $100,000, was ordered by Judge Natasha Torry to spend seven years on probation. A charge...
Full-time surveillance, lawmen sought where ballot drop boxes used
(The Center Square) – Two Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require cities or counties that use ballot drop boxes to have them under 24/7 video surveillance. The proposals of state Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, and state Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, would also require police officers or deputies be on hand when the ballots are collected. “This bill is a start toward standards that make sense," Krug said in...
No charges for 24-year-old woman, who was arrested after Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused her of assault
No charges for the 24-year-old woman, whom Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused of assault and political violence. Kent Lovern, the chief deputy district attorney for Milwaukee County, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the evidence in the case, including police body camera footage, “is insufficient to support a criminal charge” against the Code Pink activist Nour Jaghama.
Menomonee Falls Ulta Beauty theft; $4,500+ stolen, suspects sought
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - The Menomonee Falls Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two people wanted for a retail theft at Ulta Beauty. Police said it happened at the Ulta Beauty on Falls Parkway on July 17 around 7 p.m. Police say two women left the store with over $4,500 worth of unpaid merchandise.
Milwaukee’s Mayor sticks with Biden
Republicans held their national convention in a city they don’t usually have much praise for: Milwaukee. In 2022, they used images of crime in the city to attack Democrats around Wisconsin. In the run-up to this week, Donald Trump reportedly called the city “horrible,” then explained that he was “concerned” by the crime there. None of this was fun for Mayor Cavalier Johnson, who’s presided over a post-pandemic decrease in crime, and spent months talking up his city, while trying to ensure that Trump lost his state.He talked with Americana just outside the RNC, and this is an edited transcript of the conversation.
YMCA says it will close its Waukesha facility, open a new YMCA at WCTC in Pewaukee
WAUKESHA - The 70-year-old Waukesha YMCA, the cornerstone of what became the much larger YMCA of Greater Waukesha County, will eventually close its doors once a new YMCA facility opens in Pewaukee. The local chapter of the nonprofit organization announced both moves as part of a strategic partnership with Waukesha County Technical College...
Demonstrators who hoped to spread their message at the Milwaukee RNC find no audience
Madelyn Robinson, 18, and about 15 other people from the nonprofit Truth Pharm gathered around the white gazebo in Zeidler Union Square to bring attention to the opioid epidemic in the U.S. But 40 minutes into their event at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, no one showed up — not even the other group that was scheduled to speak, Robinson said. ...
Wisconsin Democrats waffle on Biden as GOP proclaims unity after Milwaukee convention
As Democratic pressure mounts on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, Wisconsin Democrats have largely continued to walk a fine line — though cracks in support are beginning to show. Rep. Gwen Moore’s office has said the Milwaukee Democrat supports Biden’s reelection bid but did not respond to questions about...
Wisconsin RNC delegate avoids answering questions on role in fake elector scheme
MILWAUKEE -- Pam Travis is the former treasurer of the Wisconsin Federation of Republican Women and a delegate at this week's Republican National Convention. She is also one of 10 fake electors in Wisconsin implicated in a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Readers confident Milwaukee can maintain a WNBA team, support push for expansion franchise
Expansion is imminent for the burgeoning WNBA. In 2025, the Golden State Valkyries, affiliated with the Warriors NBA franchise, will join the league. The following year, Toronto will have its own professional women's basketball squad. The influx of elite talent and personalities is driving interest in one of the country's younger professional leagues. The...
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